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i represent connecticut now in the united states senate but prior to my swearing in last week i was the congressman from newtown and sandy hook. so that day i was on the scene a couple hours after the incident took place and to witness that, hulking incomp prehenceable grief that i wish i had not seen. when we were there and the first reports were coming in for the shooter it was conflicting on who it was, how many there were. we knew who it was because we were the subject of the tv stories we watched this on tv. and aurora, weon w it was most likely a troubled, mentally ill young man, probably in his early 20's and probably white. we don't know everything about adam lanza that we want to know but we know he fits that description. the horrifying fact behind this evidence with people with mental illness that can't find treatment then go and do something deinstructive there are equally troubling statistics. there are over eight million children and young adults that are living with a diagnosed serious mental illness. that is triple the number of young adults and adults that were diagnosed
i represent connecticut now in the united states senate but prior to my swearing in last week i was the congressman from newtown and sandy hook. so that day i was on the scene a couple hours after the incident took place and to witness that, hulking incomp prehenceable grief that i wish i had not seen. when we were there and the first reports were coming in for the shooter it was conflicting on who it was, how many there were. we knew who it was because we were the subject of the tv stories we...
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it is a committee that i wanted to be on since the day i came to the united states senate. i've had the privilege of being the longest-serving member of this body. i've seen times when republicans and democrats come together on serious issues. for the sake of our country, of our children, our grandchildren, let us come together and find some sensible, sensible steps that can make us safer as a nation. we are too great, too wonderful a country to do otherwise. >> well done, senator. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute] [captions copyright national able satellite corp. 2013] >> the wincers have been selected in this year's c-span competition on the theme your message to the president. the grand prize winner is josh from connecticut. his video was on unemployment in america. high schooler of midland, pennsylvania won first prize on his video. and a group from knoxville, won first prize with their documentary on public transportation. watch the winning videos each day next month and see them on c-span.org with the student cam. "q&a" ht on c-span followed
it is a committee that i wanted to be on since the day i came to the united states senate. i've had the privilege of being the longest-serving member of this body. i've seen times when republicans and democrats come together on serious issues. for the sake of our country, of our children, our grandchildren, let us come together and find some sensible, sensible steps that can make us safer as a nation. we are too great, too wonderful a country to do otherwise. >> well done, senator....
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states senate today decided that the national response to the massacre of first graders in newtown, connecticut, should be nothing, after they voted to filibuster even the bipartisan background check measure that's supported by 90% of americans, after that happened today, president obama did something new. the president almost never responds to specific legislation that's getting voted down, much less responding right after that legislation is voted down, much less making that response in the rose garden of the white house in a formal set of remarks, but today the president responded in the rose garden even while other votes for still happening on subsequent measures on gun reform. the president was joined at the podium by family members of kids who were killed at newtown and other survivors of gun massacres. it was a remarkable sight. it was a remarkable sight in particular to see the father of one of the little boys who was killed at newtown standing himself at the presidential podium with the presidential seal on it and everything making his case, making his family's case to the
states senate today decided that the national response to the massacre of first graders in newtown, connecticut, should be nothing, after they voted to filibuster even the bipartisan background check measure that's supported by 90% of americans, after that happened today, president obama did something new. the president almost never responds to specific legislation that's getting voted down, much less responding right after that legislation is voted down, much less making that response in the...
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in the country to serve as both governor and in the united states senate. i think the voters have tremendous respect for the performance of women in politics. we maybe tend to be a little bit less contentious, a little bit more conciliatory in terms of bringing people together, looking for compromise, looking for ways to work together, and that's what the voters are looking for now. >> kuster hopes having more women in congress means more legislation that will impact women. >> i've been very interested in talking already with republican and democratic women about helping our women in the military, making sure that they're safe from sexual assault and making sure that they have the services they need. so i think there are a few issues like that, but for the most part the issues that we're working on impact men and women, they impact families all across the state. >> kuster comes from a military family. her father and her father-in-law served in world war ii and her sons are interested in joining the military. she serves on the house committee on veterans aff
in the country to serve as both governor and in the united states senate. i think the voters have tremendous respect for the performance of women in politics. we maybe tend to be a little bit less contentious, a little bit more conciliatory in terms of bringing people together, looking for compromise, looking for ways to work together, and that's what the voters are looking for now. >> kuster hopes having more women in congress means more legislation that will impact women. >> i've...
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the purpose of the united states senate is to debate and to vote and to let the people know where we stand. >> so you'd encourage republicans not to filibuster. >> i will not only encourage it, i do not understand it. what are we afraid of? >> dan malloy is lashing out at the nra's president wayne lapierre who criticized the state's measures. >> wayne reminds me of the clowns at the circus. they get the most attention. that's what he's paid to do but the reality the gun used to kill 26 people on december 14th was legally purchased in the state of connecticut even though we had an assault weapons ban. but, you know, there were loopholes in it that you could drive a truck through. he is so out of whack, it is unbelievable. i can't get on a plane as the governor of the state of connecticut without somebody running a background check on me. why should you be able to buy a gun or armor piercing munitions? doesn't make sense. >> joining the president today will be family members of those killed in the newtown massacre. several spoke on "60 minutes" about the morning that changed their live
the purpose of the united states senate is to debate and to vote and to let the people know where we stand. >> so you'd encourage republicans not to filibuster. >> i will not only encourage it, i do not understand it. what are we afraid of? >> dan malloy is lashing out at the nra's president wayne lapierre who criticized the state's measures. >> wayne reminds me of the clowns at the circus. they get the most attention. that's what he's paid to do but the reality the gun...
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is the major funding measure for the united states military the twenty fourteen bill will authorize five hundred and fifty two billion dollars in national defense spending and nearly eighty one billion for overseas contingency operations on monday of this week leaders of the house and senate armed services committee announced that they had come to a deal and incorporated a number of new provisions that includes major changes to the rules governing the transfer of prisoners from guantanamo bay take a listen to what senator carl levin had to say earlier this week at a press conference. the bill basically takes half of what we did in the senate and passes and that is to give flexibility to the president to transfer detainees from guantanamo to third countries it maintains the prohibition on transferring detainees here for trial in detention now prisoners are still not allowed to be transferred to the us foreign prison meant or to stand trial however the detainees that have been cleared for release will now be permitted to return to third party countries also included in the bill are new pol
is the major funding measure for the united states military the twenty fourteen bill will authorize five hundred and fifty two billion dollars in national defense spending and nearly eighty one billion for overseas contingency operations on monday of this week leaders of the house and senate armed services committee announced that they had come to a deal and incorporated a number of new provisions that includes major changes to the rules governing the transfer of prisoners from guantanamo bay...
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the purpose of the united states senate is to debate and to vote and to let the people know where we stand. >> so you would encourage republicans not to filibuster? >> i would not own encourage it, i don't understand it. what are we afraid of? >> can you explain what your colleagues would be afraid of about the issue in a debate? >> there is no fear about a debate. it is unlimited debate that is the filibuster that could block action. i believe senator mccain's statement is profoundly important. i deeply respect him. but his saying as the leader of his party is that we should vote is exactly what the president has said the families deserve and what the american people deserve. so i sincerely believe we will have a vote. the progress of talks on the national background check is very encouraging involving senators who are trying to reach a bipartisan compromise as we did in connecticut. and i really think that we will move this week toward a vote. >> connecticut senator richard blo blo bloomen thal. thank you for speaking with me this morning. >> thank you. >>> we'll have full coverage
the purpose of the united states senate is to debate and to vote and to let the people know where we stand. >> so you would encourage republicans not to filibuster? >> i would not own encourage it, i don't understand it. what are we afraid of? >> can you explain what your colleagues would be afraid of about the issue in a debate? >> there is no fear about a debate. it is unlimited debate that is the filibuster that could block action. i believe senator mccain's statement...
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republicans to pick up the baton from their house counterparts. >> our message to the united states senate is real simple: the american people don't want the government shut down and they don't want obamacare. (cheers and applause) >> the joint resolution is passed. >> reporter: it came after every house republican but one voted for the bill which was championed by house conservatives like louisiana's john fleming. >> all we need a couple democrats over in the senate, maybe three or four even and we'll sit it on the president's desk and be ready to go. >> reporter: but the leader of senate democrats, harry reid, has already made it clear there will be no defections on his side. >> any bill that defunds obamacare is dead, dead. it's a waste of time, as i've said before. >> reporter: if congress fails to fund the government by october 1 national parks, museums, and monuments will close. essential government employees like air traffic controllers and u.s. troops will have to work temporarily without pay while workers considered nonessential will be furloughed, causing delays on service
republicans to pick up the baton from their house counterparts. >> our message to the united states senate is real simple: the american people don't want the government shut down and they don't want obamacare. (cheers and applause) >> the joint resolution is passed. >> reporter: it came after every house republican but one voted for the bill which was championed by house conservatives like louisiana's john fleming. >> all we need a couple democrats over in the senate,...
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states. the senator hinned at a possible filibuster of the confirmation saying he will pull out all the stops to get the analysis. house intelligence chairman told andrea mitchell he is behind the program. >> the legal basis of this goes back many, many years. what they were saying is once you made that choice, you no longer get the protects you would. if you joined the enemy overseas, you joined the enemy. >> joining me live, editor do min coe, you noted that this may actually be an issue of more democrats coming out and expressing their dissatisfaction with the drone program and that was earlier saying he is completely fine with the program. >> right. you heard them earlier today say at the democratic retreat in annapolis he would keep all options on the table about what to do about the nomination. that would entered a filibuster. he wants all the documents to be presented. one senator can't hold up a nomination. it's like a bluff. you have to say you have enough votes to filibuster this. i
states. the senator hinned at a possible filibuster of the confirmation saying he will pull out all the stops to get the analysis. house intelligence chairman told andrea mitchell he is behind the program. >> the legal basis of this goes back many, many years. what they were saying is once you made that choice, you no longer get the protects you would. if you joined the enemy overseas, you joined the enemy. >> joining me live, editor do min coe, you noted that this may actually be...
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states senate or if united states senators were given a textbook of the type of person to confirm, this would be the golden standard right here. we shouldn't even be having this debate as she should have been confirmed unanimously weeks ago. she's the kind of nominee we should support because hers is a great american story of dedication, diligence, patriotism, and extraordinary professional ability. so i hope nobody is going to get involved in partisan politics and choose to filibuster. she deserves to be confirmed. i might say incidentally in the same seat, the same seat on the court when a republican president nominated a man named john roberts to that seat, came here on the senate floor, as i recall, all democrats and all republicans supported him. for the d.c. circuit. for the seat that she's been nominated for. it was -- he was supported not because the democrats agreed with him philosophically on all issues but we knew he was highly qualified so he was confirmed to that seat. i don't think it's any stretch to say she's just as qualified. the same seat, the only difference is, it's
states senate or if united states senators were given a textbook of the type of person to confirm, this would be the golden standard right here. we shouldn't even be having this debate as she should have been confirmed unanimously weeks ago. she's the kind of nominee we should support because hers is a great american story of dedication, diligence, patriotism, and extraordinary professional ability. so i hope nobody is going to get involved in partisan politics and choose to filibuster. she...
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in other words, a rank bit of micromanaging by a few committed demagogues in the united states senate of the research agenda of academics. one of the things i admire and have truly learned from the conservative intellectual tradition is a kind of emphasis of humility on bureaucracy, government, central planning, and some of the best and wisest conservative writing emphasizes how little we know, how hard it is for institutions to predict the future. and it is, in a way, out of that spirit that we fund and embark upon basic research, because we do not know what we do not know. here's a classic example from an article in "the new yorker" about the worth of basic research. it's a british lepidopterist and his study of butterflies. all he did was tracking where those butterflies were. and you might think to yourself, that's fun, i guess, but who cares? why does this matter? and as he did his work, he began to find the butterflies' habitat was creeping ever northward and there's a map that's a perfect visual representation of how climate change is altering the planet. and he didn't know whe
in other words, a rank bit of micromanaging by a few committed demagogues in the united states senate of the research agenda of academics. one of the things i admire and have truly learned from the conservative intellectual tradition is a kind of emphasis of humility on bureaucracy, government, central planning, and some of the best and wisest conservative writing emphasizes how little we know, how hard it is for institutions to predict the future. and it is, in a way, out of that spirit that...
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, i'm a united states senator. >> and finally some other groups are unimpressed with the policy he offered last month for comments he made in 1998 about the first openly gay ambassador, hormel, who he called aggressively gay. he said his purple hearts qualifies him for the job of defense secretary and the white house has lined up high profile backers to defend his record on israel. >> he has been over the course of the long career in public service a supporter of the state of us israel and it's requirements. >> president obama told nbc news last week he sees nothing to disqualify hagle. shannon. >> a powerful earthquake off the coast of alaska. it was just west of craig, alaska sparking the tsunami warning for hundreds of miles of coastline. but it was cancelled after the warning center said the waves generated were too small to be a threat. still the quake caused about 15 minutes ever panic, sending people to highest ground. some say it's the strongest earthquake they have felt in a decade. and it could take until the spring to remove a grounded oil rigging ship near an alaskan island. th
, i'm a united states senator. >> and finally some other groups are unimpressed with the policy he offered last month for comments he made in 1998 about the first openly gay ambassador, hormel, who he called aggressively gay. he said his purple hearts qualifies him for the job of defense secretary and the white house has lined up high profile backers to defend his record on israel. >> he has been over the course of the long career in public service a supporter of the state of us...
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the purpose of the united states senate is to dedate and vote and let the people know where we stand. >> so you would encourage republicans not to filibuster. >> what are they afraid of? 91% of americans back universe stall background checks. that's 287 million people. are those 13 senators more important than the 287 million people? do their voices matter more than the mother who lost her child to gun violence? have we become a country with $3 million in nra lobbying matters more than the opinion of 287 million people? i hope not. senator mccain is asking the right question. what exactly are republicans all afraid of? joining me now is ryan grim and victoria defrrancesco soto. >> it's a huge deal. if you can disagree with him on every single level, tactically he's a very smart operator. so he has done the calculation that it's better for him in his re-election in 2014 in kentucky and it's better for his ability to take over a senate that's apparently what they have done. if he wants to keep the floor, he has the power to do it. maybe as an individual senator he'll filibuster this and
the purpose of the united states senate is to dedate and vote and let the people know where we stand. >> so you would encourage republicans not to filibuster. >> what are they afraid of? 91% of americans back universe stall background checks. that's 287 million people. are those 13 senators more important than the 287 million people? do their voices matter more than the mother who lost her child to gun violence? have we become a country with $3 million in nra lobbying matters more...
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the united states senate must be ready now to act. it must keep faith with those families and victims as the world watches with benjamin andrew wheeler, age 6. his father david is here today and he's here in spirit as we decide in the united states senate today whether we will move forward for progress. anna grace marquez green, also age 6, her mother is here today and she is with us in spirit. dill lan -- diel dylan hawkly, age 6 whose mother is here. and jesse lewis, age 6. his father neil is here. mary sherlock, one of the six educators killed at sandy hook elementary school whose husband bill is here. jesse mary are here with us too. and we know that comprise and action are possible because two of our colleagues have forced a bipartisan comprise that will enable us to come closer. it is imperfect, it is less than what i would have preferred in achieving universal background check, it is a starting point, it's a step in the right direction. it will help us achieve a larger bipartisan comprise because background checks are only one
the united states senate must be ready now to act. it must keep faith with those families and victims as the world watches with benjamin andrew wheeler, age 6. his father david is here today and he's here in spirit as we decide in the united states senate today whether we will move forward for progress. anna grace marquez green, also age 6, her mother is here today and she is with us in spirit. dill lan -- diel dylan hawkly, age 6 whose mother is here. and jesse lewis, age 6. his father neil is...
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but then, of course, it goes to the united states senate, where it needs 67 votes in order to be ratified in order to count. the prospects for that are not good. because to republicans, this is not a treaty about not selling weapons to some other country that's going to use them for genocide. to republicans, this is a conspiracy to take your guns! just like everything else. tea party freshman senator ted cruz tweeting, u.n. arms treaty never be ratified. james inwho have, americans will not stand forrin stringing on their rights. joe manchin signed on to the principle stance. 2 democrats, 31 republicans. rand paul's reaction, quote, gun-grabbers around the globe believe they have it made. so please send me some money. late last month in a sort of trial run, the senate voted against the treaty. it was a mostly party line vote, a handful of red state democrats joining all of the republicans. and so even though the united states officially joined with 153 other countries in voting to pass this treaty, our country is almost certain to end up on the same side of the issue as the three nations
but then, of course, it goes to the united states senate, where it needs 67 votes in order to be ratified in order to count. the prospects for that are not good. because to republicans, this is not a treaty about not selling weapons to some other country that's going to use them for genocide. to republicans, this is a conspiracy to take your guns! just like everything else. tea party freshman senator ted cruz tweeting, u.n. arms treaty never be ratified. james inwho have, americans will not...
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, came to that table and helped us pass this unanimously in the united states senate, and in matter how deep the political differences were, we all managed to be able to find a way for this issue to unite us, and in our collective refusal to allow aids to ravage yet another generation, we showed a deeper determination to meet our global responsibilities. that's what's happening here. this is not a small deal. i want to compliment congress, barbara, for continuing the tradition and passing the stewardship and oversight act which the president just talked about they are looking forward to signing. when you really consider how we bridge those differences and the distance that we traveled and that this gorpny is in that much more remarkable. i can really remember back? 1991 when we join as chairs of the csis task force to study hiv aids and very little is known about it. i remember the fear then, literally, and in politics, it was a tricky thing to talk about publicly. as recently as ten years ago, aids was a death sentence for many. experts warned that in parts of the world, we reached a p
, came to that table and helped us pass this unanimously in the united states senate, and in matter how deep the political differences were, we all managed to be able to find a way for this issue to unite us, and in our collective refusal to allow aids to ravage yet another generation, we showed a deeper determination to meet our global responsibilities. that's what's happening here. this is not a small deal. i want to compliment congress, barbara, for continuing the tradition and passing the...
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states senate. i appreciate the way that the process has gone and willingness of members to debate many amendments and discuss the provisions in the bill. it was a productive conversation focused on getting immigration reform right in the long-term. coming into the debate, i think i made my position very clear. i voted for amnesty for three million people in 1986 and it didn't solve the problem. and today, we are right back at the same place talking about the same problems and proposing same solutions. and i accept the sincerity of the group of eight when they said in the preamble of their working paper that they were proceeding in a basis that they would fix this problem once and for all and in their words, it wouldn't have to be revisited. i hope we reach that point, but at this point, we have not. the sponsors of the bill wants to believe it's different than in 1986. they say it will be tough and expensive road and would be easier to just go home and go through this process. they say the bill wil
states senate. i appreciate the way that the process has gone and willingness of members to debate many amendments and discuss the provisions in the bill. it was a productive conversation focused on getting immigration reform right in the long-term. coming into the debate, i think i made my position very clear. i voted for amnesty for three million people in 1986 and it didn't solve the problem. and today, we are right back at the same place talking about the same problems and proposing same...
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>> shameful that the united states senate can't pass gun safety legislation that would protect the most vulnerable citizens, our kids, our children, our babies. >> one thing that changed in the past year, support for gun control, which went up after the newtown, connecticut massacre, appears to have faded. back in january, people we questioned in a cnn, orc poll, supported stricter gun control laws by 55-44% margin. in the most recent poll, support had waned and the public was divided. two other national surveys show the same decline. ana? >> all right, conversation continues, thank you, paul steinhauser. as we remember all those that died in the newtown shooting last year, all 26 people, gabby giffords' organization, americans for responsible solutions, has released this video. take a look. asking for help, she teamed up with a woman that lost her six-year-old in newtown. they created a lesson plan to talk about how newtown and other national tragedies are impacting students. jake tapper spoke with nicole about her role in the project and see how she's coping one year later. >> this pa
>> shameful that the united states senate can't pass gun safety legislation that would protect the most vulnerable citizens, our kids, our children, our babies. >> one thing that changed in the past year, support for gun control, which went up after the newtown, connecticut massacre, appears to have faded. back in january, people we questioned in a cnn, orc poll, supported stricter gun control laws by 55-44% margin. in the most recent poll, support had waned and the public was...
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good friend of senators. thank you for coming. the question is about europe and the united states. those two areas have different views about current policy of the israeli government and there seems to be a lot of stress in that relationship. can you comment about that? >> it is one issue i had to deal with in germany. in the audience, my deputy chief in lane, good friend of several of us, works on my staff. knows a lot more about these questions than i do and which he was up here instead of me. that is a really good question. i don't know -- the relationship between america and george w. bush was very solid. my mind drifted. your question was the israelis. i am sorry. time for a refill on my coffee. many, many discussions with the germans relative to their position, relative to our position and the israeli issue. public sentiment in germany as a whole is strongly for a reconciliation for the palestinians, yeah overlying all of that is the residue of the holocaust. i think i can say this. i have a private discussion with the foreign minister on this topic and it had to do with iran
good friend of senators. thank you for coming. the question is about europe and the united states. those two areas have different views about current policy of the israeli government and there seems to be a lot of stress in that relationship. can you comment about that? >> it is one issue i had to deal with in germany. in the audience, my deputy chief in lane, good friend of several of us, works on my staff. knows a lot more about these questions than i do and which he was up here instead...
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. >> today i have the great honor, privilege, and personal pleasure to appoint mo cowan as united states senator in the interim until that special election. uma: his appointment signals the start of the special election race. so far the only announced candidate is massachusetts congressmanned marquis. steven lynch and former republican seven scott brown have been mentioned as pass candidates. the seat was left vacant by senator kerry's confirmation as the next secretary of state. jon: right now toyota is dealing with another major car recall. rick is live at the breaking news desk with this information. >> reporter: in this involves bad air bags and windshield wipers. toyota is recalling more and million vehicles. the corolla, and the corolla matrix sold in 2003 and 2004. they have air bags that could deploy inadvertently. the bad wipers are on the ix models sold between 2006 and 2012, apparently the wipers don't work in heavy snow. toyota has reclaimed its crown out selling number two gm but recalls have been a problem for the japanese company over the last several years hurting the bot
. >> today i have the great honor, privilege, and personal pleasure to appoint mo cowan as united states senator in the interim until that special election. uma: his appointment signals the start of the special election race. so far the only announced candidate is massachusetts congressmanned marquis. steven lynch and former republican seven scott brown have been mentioned as pass candidates. the seat was left vacant by senator kerry's confirmation as the next secretary of state. jon:...
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. >> the united states should not be supporting this coup. >> mccain argued the u.s. should reassess the 1.5 billion dollars it gives to egypt each year. >> reluctantly i believe that we have to suspend aid until such time as there is a new constitution and a free and fair election. >> u.s. law requires washington to cut off aid to any nation whose military oust the democratically elected leader. so egypt's ambassador to the u.s. argued today that's not what this was. >> egypt has not undergone a military coup and it is certainly to the run by the military. >> he noted that the military quickly handed power to interim civilian leaders after it removed morsi on wednesday. >> the people of egypt have decided that president morsi did not act during his year in office as president for all egyptians. >> the white house has struck a carefully neutral tone refusing to use the word coup, even as it orders a review of u.s. aid to egypt. republican mike rogers who chairs the house intelligence committee said egypt's military needs that aid, whether you define this week's ouster
. >> the united states should not be supporting this coup. >> mccain argued the u.s. should reassess the 1.5 billion dollars it gives to egypt each year. >> reluctantly i believe that we have to suspend aid until such time as there is a new constitution and a free and fair election. >> u.s. law requires washington to cut off aid to any nation whose military oust the democratically elected leader. so egypt's ambassador to the u.s. argued today that's not what this was....
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[laughter] i also want to tell you that i've watched a number of senators come to the united states senate. the senator from new york has done a magnificent job in the state of israel and defense of freedom. [applause] we recently had an encounter with the president of egypt over some of the remarks that he had previously made. i can assure you he will not forget the senator from new york from that encounter. very proud of her. [applause] what is happening in and i ran obviously the centrifuges are spinning in the latest effort at conciliation and some kind of an agreement has failed. this is very clear that they are on the path to having a nuclear weapons. i don't think it's a question of whether. it's obviously a question of plan. we have one of the foremost experts, mike e. roo -- he wrote ehud barak who is very well aware of this issue. the iranians are watching what happens in korea and north korea they just set off another nuclear device. we have made concession under concession under both bush and obama administration's bandit turned into failure. i know we have a short amount of ti
[laughter] i also want to tell you that i've watched a number of senators come to the united states senate. the senator from new york has done a magnificent job in the state of israel and defense of freedom. [applause] we recently had an encounter with the president of egypt over some of the remarks that he had previously made. i can assure you he will not forget the senator from new york from that encounter. very proud of her. [applause] what is happening in and i ran obviously the centrifuges...
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troops were seen performing military exercises and chanting against the united states. leader kim jong-un is urging his military to be on high alert and threatening the u.s. with nuclear attacks. but u.s. officials say any warhead being built by the north is nowhere near completion. >>> senate democrats unveiled legislation to prevent a government shutdown but the measure stopped short of easing any widespread pain from the sequester's automatic spending cuts. the catch-all bill will fund the day-to-day operations of government through september 30th. the bill expands on house gop legislation that passed last week. later this morning, paul ryan is expected to release his budget proposal. >>> the man accused in the deadly aurora colorado massacre is expected to enter a plea in court today. court documents confirm that 25-year-old james holmes has asked to enter an insanity plea to 166 counts of felony murder. that plea comes with conditions. late last night a judge ruled holmes has to be drugged for a state psychiatric exam. 12 people were killed and 76 others injured in
troops were seen performing military exercises and chanting against the united states. leader kim jong-un is urging his military to be on high alert and threatening the u.s. with nuclear attacks. but u.s. officials say any warhead being built by the north is nowhere near completion. >>> senate democrats unveiled legislation to prevent a government shutdown but the measure stopped short of easing any widespread pain from the sequester's automatic spending cuts. the catch-all bill will...
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no one, no one knows, especially any united states senator, what foreign challenge will face this country perhaps in the next ten d days. >> reporter: republicans say they still have questions about his policies, income, and qualifications for the job so in a rare move they filibustered him for the job. >> this time we can and must do better. >> reporter: republicans say they probably will allow haig toll get confirmed when they come back from recess. democrats say if that's the case whierks not just confirm him now? this was supposed to be panetta's last day on the job but he said he'll stick around until a new secretary jof defene is picked. >>> prosecutors in south africa say it was premeditated and more serious charges are coming. the track star known as the blade runner openly cried in court this morning and emma hurd was in court. >> reporter: oscar pistorius broke down in tears, his father trying to comfort him. they've brought in their top prosecutors to handle this case. it's setting the stage for real courtroom drama here. it was a return to the global stage for all the wrong re
no one, no one knows, especially any united states senator, what foreign challenge will face this country perhaps in the next ten d days. >> reporter: republicans say they still have questions about his policies, income, and qualifications for the job so in a rare move they filibustered him for the job. >> this time we can and must do better. >> reporter: republicans say they probably will allow haig toll get confirmed when they come back from recess. democrats say if that's...
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if you read what senator byrd wrote about the history of the united states senate, many times united states senators, dissatisfied, hraougs personally -- losing personally because of a losing -- a ruling when the chair had an opportunity to appeal that ruling and then realized that was the wrong course of action because they would set a precedent that you could change the rules by breaking the rules. and that's exactly what happened a couple of weeks ago. that's exactly what happened. it isn't the fact that the rule has changed, although i disagree with where we ended up. it is the method by which the majority, democrats, have changed those rules. because that method now is precedent. it is now available to republicans and democrats, and it's wide open. i guarantee you in our lifetime we will see a supreme court nominee put on the supreme court by this method. i guarantee you that we will see whether it's in our lifetime or at some point after, we will see that you will have a situation where legislation is now done by a majority. and what does that mean for the country? well, let me
if you read what senator byrd wrote about the history of the united states senate, many times united states senators, dissatisfied, hraougs personally -- losing personally because of a losing -- a ruling when the chair had an opportunity to appeal that ruling and then realized that was the wrong course of action because they would set a precedent that you could change the rules by breaking the rules. and that's exactly what happened a couple of weeks ago. that's exactly what happened. it isn't...
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that's why she thought it was imperative that she unseat harry reid in the united states senate, because if americans with guns did not succeed in voting harry reid out of office, they would turn to another way of doing it. they would use their guns to get their way instead. nevada was not amused. in a race that was her's to lose, a race that democrats lost all over the country, sharron angle is the one that lost and harry reid won. all her talk about her supporters and conservatives more broadly getting their way in this country by using weapons to get what they couldn't win through the democratic process, nevada decided to take a pass on old sharron angle. her second amendment remedies thing turned out to be a failing argument in 2010. 2010 was also the year those angered by the passage of obama care decided to organize retaliation and resistance against those votes in congress in the form of rocks thrown through the windows of democratic party offices. those incidents included an incident at arizona congresswoman gabby giffords office in tucson, hours after the vote of obama care some
that's why she thought it was imperative that she unseat harry reid in the united states senate, because if americans with guns did not succeed in voting harry reid out of office, they would turn to another way of doing it. they would use their guns to get their way instead. nevada was not amused. in a race that was her's to lose, a race that democrats lost all over the country, sharron angle is the one that lost and harry reid won. all her talk about her supporters and conservatives more...
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when i was elected to the united states senate last november i never imagined my main speech would be about guns or gun violence. just like i never cut out imagined that i would be standing here in the wake of 20 little kids having died in sandy hook or six adults who protected them. but sometimes issues find you. so here i am. i am pleased to have the majority leader and majority whip and so many of my colleagues on the floor with me here today. i want to start with the unpleasant parts. i take it is important for all of my colleagues to understand why we're having this debate in next week about gun violence. why for the first time we were able to break the logjam and started doing something about the gun violence that has plagued this nation. to just box your ears and pretend it did not happen. just pretend it did not -- it is not here. it is here. the next new town names are does waiting to be added to the list if we do nothing. here is what we do. sometime in the early morning hours of december 14, a very disturbed, reclusive man named adam lanza went into his mother's arms and sh
when i was elected to the united states senate last november i never imagined my main speech would be about guns or gun violence. just like i never cut out imagined that i would be standing here in the wake of 20 little kids having died in sandy hook or six adults who protected them. but sometimes issues find you. so here i am. i am pleased to have the majority leader and majority whip and so many of my colleagues on the floor with me here today. i want to start with the unpleasant parts. i...
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states senate requires a supermajority of 60 votes in order to pass. that did not get fixed today. it got changed. but it doesn't seem to have been fixed. joining us now is democratic senator sherrod brown of ohio. senator brown, thank you for being here. i appreciate your being willing to talk to us about this. >> sure. of course. >> am i wrong to think that there's not going to be a big change to what we've come to accept as normal, which is republicans requiring a 60-vote supermajority on everything in the senate? >> i think you were generally right. i think that there will be -- i mean, the steps -- we didn't do as much as many of us wanted to do. i think it's small progress. i think it will -- the senate will be -- will work a little better than it did. won't move we've sent the bill over and bills and some bills that would move the country forward that have died there even though they could have a majority. so we are going to keep the pressure on in the senate. this time it was in writing if the progress isn't significant. working with a group of
states senate requires a supermajority of 60 votes in order to pass. that did not get fixed today. it got changed. but it doesn't seem to have been fixed. joining us now is democratic senator sherrod brown of ohio. senator brown, thank you for being here. i appreciate your being willing to talk to us about this. >> sure. of course. >> am i wrong to think that there's not going to be a big change to what we've come to accept as normal, which is republicans requiring a 60-vote...
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parliamentarians of the world to defend the unique prerogatives of the united states senate. >> he put the gun in my freakin' face and told me to get the [ bleep ] out. >> no, get out of here. that was just part of a 911 call made yesterday by george zimmerman's girlfriend. that's george zimmer marine and that story is ahead. [ male announcer ] playing in the nfl is tough. ♪ doing it with a cold, just not going to happen. ♪ vicks dayquil powerful non-drowsy 6-symptom cold & flu relief. ♪ no matter what city you're playing tomorrow... [ coughs ] [ male announcer ] ...you can't let a cold keep you up tonight. ♪ vicks nyquil powerful nighttime 6-symptom cold & flu relief. ♪ >>> seven score and ten years ago, the gettysberg address. today's the 150th anniversary of the gettysberg address. president lincoln reminds every one of the founding principle all men are created equal. well, what was the -- if the gettysberg address were delivered today, what would fox news have to say about it? we'll be right back. >>> george zimmerman was in court today. >> he just broke my glass table,
parliamentarians of the world to defend the unique prerogatives of the united states senate. >> he put the gun in my freakin' face and told me to get the [ bleep ] out. >> no, get out of here. that was just part of a 911 call made yesterday by george zimmerman's girlfriend. that's george zimmer marine and that story is ahead. [ male announcer ] playing in the nfl is tough. ♪ doing it with a cold, just not going to happen. ♪ vicks dayquil powerful non-drowsy 6-symptom cold &...
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it is a committee that i wanted to be on since the day i came to the united states senate. i've had the privilege of being the longest-serving member of this body. i've seen times when republicans and democrats come together on serious issues. for the sake of our country, of our children, our grandchildren, let us come together and find some sensible, sensible steps that can make us safer as a nation. we are too great, too wonderful a country to do otherwise. >> well done, senator. >> the democratic-led budget committee passed a budget plan for 2014. the party line vote was 12-10. that is next on c-span. president obama was back on capitol hill for a third meeting with lawmakers. this afternoon, the president met with senate republicans and house democrats. we'll hear more about the meetings later. on the next "washington journal" , a "wall street journal" reporter will talk about the budgets that the senate is working on this week. we're take your calls, e-mails, and tweets. "washington journal" each morning at 7:00 eastern on c-span. >> i think for dollly madison, what sh
it is a committee that i wanted to be on since the day i came to the united states senate. i've had the privilege of being the longest-serving member of this body. i've seen times when republicans and democrats come together on serious issues. for the sake of our country, of our children, our grandchildren, let us come together and find some sensible, sensible steps that can make us safer as a nation. we are too great, too wonderful a country to do otherwise. >> well done, senator....
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states senate. he will join me it is coming up. than corolla and civic and a technology suite with bluetooth, navigation, and other handy stuff? yeah, that would be cool. introducing the all-new nissan sentra. it's our most innovative sentra ever. nissan. innovation that excites. now get a $169 per month lease on a new nissan sentra, plus $500 bonus cash. ♪ plus $500 bonus cash. all stations come over to mithis is for real this time. step seven point two one two. verify and lock. command is locked. five seconds. three, two, one. standing by for capture. the most innovative software on the planet... dragon is captured. is connecting today's leading companies to places beyond it. siemens. answers. when the doctor told me that i could smoke for the first week... i'm like...yeah, ok... little did i know that one week later i wasn't smoking. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix is proven to help people quit smoking. it reduces the urge to smoke. some people had changes in behavior, thinking o
states senate. he will join me it is coming up. than corolla and civic and a technology suite with bluetooth, navigation, and other handy stuff? yeah, that would be cool. introducing the all-new nissan sentra. it's our most innovative sentra ever. nissan. innovation that excites. now get a $169 per month lease on a new nissan sentra, plus $500 bonus cash. ♪ plus $500 bonus cash. all stations come over to mithis is for real this time. step seven point two one two. verify and lock. command is...
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. >> many folks call it the nuclear option because they say it blows up the united states senate that is design todd be a deliberative body and to build consensus and not build majority vote which the house of represents did. so i think a lot of folks up here are in shock and questioning what the rest of this u.s. congress will be able to get done. obviously it has been a difficult time in the senate and house to get legislation passed. with more than a year left in this congress, the question is what can be done, and now by this move by leader harry reid, will they be willing to move forward with other important things on the agenda, or if he feels like he changed the rules mid stream so he is on his own at this point. a lot of republicans today are saying this is all about bad headlines from obama care, and his allies have been taking a beating. they say this is an effort before the senate goes home for two weeks to their constituents for thanksgiving break to do other work, that they're trying to change the subject to give them more cover as they go home to meet with their constitu
. >> many folks call it the nuclear option because they say it blows up the united states senate that is design todd be a deliberative body and to build consensus and not build majority vote which the house of represents did. so i think a lot of folks up here are in shock and questioning what the rest of this u.s. congress will be able to get done. obviously it has been a difficult time in the senate and house to get legislation passed. with more than a year left in this congress, the...
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states senate several years ago when a i indicated that americans would be stunned and angry when they learned and b. that history shows that fortunately in our country the truth always comes out. so he also went on to say that he started asking those questions specifically about coming out with the feis of court orders as a way to pull the first thread to on ravel this whole web of in a safe surveillance that he knew about but mr blake couldn't tell whether there's a very interesting point that he made was that the dragnet surveillance or the bulk collection has not had any real material help with the n.s.a. terrorism programs and trying to find these people and i remember the interview you did with rolling stone a few weeks ago and i asked him because as a member of congress he has a privilege to be able to go on the floor and say anything and he has immunity basically over that and why he never thought about just expose spilling all these secrets before edward snowden on the floor and talked about how he sort of might have regretted that but pretty interesting position he's been in
states senate several years ago when a i indicated that americans would be stunned and angry when they learned and b. that history shows that fortunately in our country the truth always comes out. so he also went on to say that he started asking those questions specifically about coming out with the feis of court orders as a way to pull the first thread to on ravel this whole web of in a safe surveillance that he knew about but mr blake couldn't tell whether there's a very interesting point...
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on the entire united states senate. so, i would say to the senator that there ought to be some way for the senator to get an up-or-down vote on his amendment not on this bill. it's not relevant, not germane. i don't think it is relevant or germane on the defense bill. i'll say more on that in a second. we've got a lot of things coming down the pike here before we leave here this year or even in the next session of this congress to accommodate the senator from louisiana on his amendment. but why should we have to keep voting on it time after time after time if we have one dispositive vote on it, up or down, which is, as i understand, the majority leader offered. secondly, as regards the second unanimous consent proffered by the senator from louisiana to which i objected on behalf of the majority leader, i am not the chairman of the defense authorization committee, nor do i have the right to bring legislation to the floor. again, the senator wants everything accommodated to his wishes because if you read the unanimous con
on the entire united states senate. so, i would say to the senator that there ought to be some way for the senator to get an up-or-down vote on his amendment not on this bill. it's not relevant, not germane. i don't think it is relevant or germane on the defense bill. i'll say more on that in a second. we've got a lot of things coming down the pike here before we leave here this year or even in the next session of this congress to accommodate the senator from louisiana on his amendment. but why...
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and if that happens, it will be the fault of the united states senate. and, mr. president, if this bill passes, unemployment among legal immigrants will almost certainly go up. because what this bill says is if you hire a legal immigrant, the i.r.s. is going to impose a $5,000 penalty on you, the employer. but if you don't hire that legal immigrant, if you reduce that legal immigrant's hours, if you hire instead someone who is here illegally, that penalty will go away. mr. president, i would suggest that is utterly and completely indefensible. nobody in this body wants to see african-american unemployment go up. nobody wants to see hispanic unemployment go up, youth unemployment go up, union household unemployment go up, legal immigrant unemployment go up. and yet every one of those will happen if this gang of eight bill passes without fix this go problem. -- without fixing this problem. and if that happens all 100 members of the u.s. senate will be accountable to our constituents for explaining why we voted to put a federal penalty on hiring u.s. citizens and hi
and if that happens, it will be the fault of the united states senate. and, mr. president, if this bill passes, unemployment among legal immigrants will almost certainly go up. because what this bill says is if you hire a legal immigrant, the i.r.s. is going to impose a $5,000 penalty on you, the employer. but if you don't hire that legal immigrant, if you reduce that legal immigrant's hours, if you hire instead someone who is here illegally, that penalty will go away. mr. president, i would...